Wiley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Walker. Tried below before the Hon. S. W. Dean. Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of misconduct of jury: Mitchell v. State, 36 S. W. Bep., 456; Tuller v. State, 58 Texas Crim. Bep., 571, 126 S. W. Bep., 1158.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of-murder, his punishment being assessed at five years confinement in the penitentiary.
Two propositions are submitted for reversal, first, want of sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction, and, second, misconduct of the jury. The misconduct of'the jury would present a serious question if embodied in the record in such manner as to be considered. Court adjourned on the 18th of October; motion for new trial was overruled October 1st; sentence was passed on October 2nd; bills of exceptions to the action of the court overruling motion for new trial…
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